YES FOR LIFE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE v. WEBSTER

No. CIV. 99-318-P-H.

74 F.Supp.2d 37 (1999)

YES FOR LIFE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, Plaintiff v. Peter B. WEBSTER, et al., Defendants

United States District Court, D. Maine.

October 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Bopp Jr., Raeanna S. Moore, Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom, Terre Haute, IN, John A. McArdle, III, Campbell & McArdle, P.A., Portland, ME, for Plaintiff.

William R. Stokes, Phyllis Gardiner, Assistant Attorney General, Augusta, ME, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM DECISION ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

HORNBY, Chief Judge.

Maine election laws require that when a political action committee ("PAC") spends money on advocacy concerning a ballot measure, the message must also say "Authorized by" the PAC, giving its name and address. See 21-A M.R.S.A. § 1055 (West Supp.1998). If it is broadcast, the broadcaster must ensure that the name and address of the PAC that paid for the political message...

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